The 6 Best Kitchen Tools for Prepping Vegetables

Hear that ruckus? It’s the sound of sweet carrots and baby lettuces storming the menus at some of the world’s best restaurants. Their co-conspirators? Big-deal chefs like Rene Redzepi and April Bloomfield, who are celebrating produce with a reverence formerly reserved for Wagyu beef. They’re turning ingredients that used to be side dishes into centerpieces (even if it does involve some pork now and then–it’s not a vegetarian revolution). For the ideas, tips, and recipes that prove there’s never been a better time to eat your vegetables, see the whole feature here.

Because that bag of produce won’t chop itself, here’s how to equip your kitchen for the movement, courtesy of the BA Test Kitchen

Peeler
We swear by the Y-shaped Kuhn Rikon model: It’s inexpensive and sharp, and offers good control. $4, williams-sonoma.com